Drink water to think better Tutorial

Unlock your mental potential by understanding the vital role of water in brain function and overall health! In 'Drink Water to Think Better', discover how staying hydrated not only facilitates concentration but also helps eliminate stress-related toxins. Learn why water is your best ally for personal and professional effectiveness, and uncover practical tips to integrate more hydration into your daily routine. Don't miss out on this essential knowledge!

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After oxygen,

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water is the most important element for life.

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Fluids occupy almost every space in our body,

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both inside cells and outside cells.

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Water is essential for all vital processes.

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Water in particular facilitates the neurological activity of the brain.

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During times of stress,

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it is the essential ingredient to maintain physiological and brain activity.

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Why drink water?

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Water has multiple functions for the body.

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It

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maintains the volume of blood and lymph,

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facilitates chewing,

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food absorption,

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and digestion,

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serves as a lubricant for the joints and eyes,

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maintains body temperature and skin hydration.

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Water helps eliminate toxins through urine and sweat,

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and the more we are stressed,

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the more we generate toxins.

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So

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the more water we need

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to eliminate them.

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A gruelling episode of stress is a bit like running a marathon.

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We spend a lot of energy.

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We sweat a lot.

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Often

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stress sweats are smelly because they are loaded with toxins.

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In these marathon stressful episodes,

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we therefore need a lot of water to cope with the challenges.

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Are you stressed?

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Drink,

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drink more than usual.

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As for the brain,

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you will ask me,

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is it also made of water?

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More than anything,

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85 to 90% of the brain is made up of water.

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Water,

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according to Bruno Horst,

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is the magic potion for learning well,

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working well,

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thinking well,

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and having sustained attention.

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Water is a constituent of the cerebrospinal fluid

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that surrounds and bathes the brain and keeps it hydrated.

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In situations where you need sustained attention,

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such as concentrating on an Excel table or driving on a motorway,

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just drinking a few sips of cool water will restore

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your attention and your focus within a few seconds.

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Lack of water can therefore lead to problems with concentration,

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but also fatigue,

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nervousness,

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headaches.

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In short,

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a lack of water can cause extra stress.

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Water facilitates the transmission of electrical messages and the maintenance

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of the electrical potential or cells at the correct level.

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How

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by the water salt balance,

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the flow of chemical messages between cells can only take place if

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the differential polarity of the cells is maintained by sufficient salt and water

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in the body.

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This is why dehydration causes rapid death.

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Nerve messages can no longer circulate.

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A lack of water therefore causes a slowdown in the circulation of nerve messages.

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Brain activity slows down.

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Water also facilitates the delivery of oxygen to the brain because increasing

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the amount of water promotes the ability of haemoglobin to carry oxygen.

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In short,

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you now have many reasons to drink water,

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especially during times of stress.

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How to drink water?

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Small test,

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who has a bottle of water on their desk?

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So few?

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It is advisable to drink at 1 litre per day if you weigh 110 pounds or 50 kg and double,

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triple if there is stress.

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I therefore invite you to take regular micro breaks to drink water,

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not stimulants like tea or coffee

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that will make you more nervous.

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Either way,

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tea is better than coffee because although it is a notorious stimulant,

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it has antioxidant properties.

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You also have a number of herbal teas with therapeutic virtues.

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Here,

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to deal with stress,

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I recommend that you drink

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water,

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pure water.

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Water does not provide energy,

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although it does reduce feelings of fatigue,

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but it allows energy to flow better.

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I advise you to drink water slowly,

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to feel it irrigate your whole body as if you were a plant receiving water.

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You can hold each sip in your mouth for a while.

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The sensors in your mouth will tell the brain that water is

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coming and that it is no longer useful to run on economy.

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Drink,

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savour,

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feel the water going down to your belly,

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irrigate your whole body,

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and the other drinks you will ask me.

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Do you know that when you have drunk too much alcohol,

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you run out of water?

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Your headaches after drinking alcohol are indeed

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due to the lack of water in your brain.

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Warning,

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coffee,

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tea and alcohol are diuretics,

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that is,

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they prevent the absorption and retention of water.

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It upsets the water salt balance and when this balance is upset,

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neurons function less well.

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To eliminate coffee,

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the kidneys need twice the amount of coffee drunk in pure water.

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In short,

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if you drink a cup of coffee,

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drink at least a glass of water immediately.

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Traditionally,

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in Parisian cafes,

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when you ordered a coffee,

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you were also brought a glass of water.

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The tradition is being lost as the habit of drinking water is getting lost.

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If you think you don't need a lot of water because you don't feel thirsty anymore.

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It's time to retrain your sensory signals.

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If when you were thirsty,

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you got used to not drinking or to drinking soda,

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tea or coffee,

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the brain stopped transmitting the information

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that it was thirsty,

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it learnt to live economically.

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Some other drinks like natural fruit juice have a lot of benefits.

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However,

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considered by the stomach to be food,

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these drinks trigger a digestive process

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which in the short term absorbs more energy.

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If you drink plain water outside mealtimes,

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the water will pass in a straight line from the

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oesophagus to the duodenum without stopping in the stomach.

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It will thus go very quickly into the tissues.

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It is therefore ideal to drink between meals or at the very beginning of a meal.

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